An English Defence League member was arrested last night for assault and being in possession of racially inflammatory material after posts were made on Facebook allegedly threatening the Muslim community with a bomb attack “Oslo style”.
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The EDL member who thinks ‘we need more people like Breivik’
His name is Rob Sims and he’s the man wearing the black EDL t‑shirt in the centre of the picture. (It is taken from his Facebook page, as is this photo which gives a clearer view of his face – and Zionist sympathies – and this one which illustrates his disturbing paramilitary inclinations.)
As we pointed out last week, Sims was responsible for posting the following comment on the EDL’s official Facebook page in response to the trial of Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik:
“We should be supporting this guy, The lot he killed where a bunch of Anti-Semite scum, These left wing idiots and muslims are making europe resemble Germany under NSDAP rule, Whats it gonna take for people to realise that we need more people like Breivik who are willing to actually fight for what he believes in.”
That was posted last Wednesday and the EDL admins still haven’t seen fit to remove it, even though it clearly comes into the category of soliciting to murder.
Breivik receives fan letters from co-thinkers who say they have been ‘inspired’ by his actions
Mass murderer Anders Breivik has received letters of support from sicko fans in the UK.
The Norwegian racist, who slaughtered 77 people last summer, has had more than 100 messages from warped well-wishers around the globe. Several of his penpals said they were “inspired” by the far-right nut. Breivik, 33, has been so overwhelmed by the volume of notes that he has been unable to reply to them all.
Knut Bjarkeid, director of the Norway’s Ila Prison, which has been holding Breivik for the past nine months, confirmed the killer received letters every day. And in a psychological report, jail psychiatrist Terje Tørrissen revealed they had been sent from Britain, Sweden, Russia and Germany, among others.
Wilders’ new book aimed at US market may appeal only to his ‘small, rich and fanatical group of followers’
A new book by Geert Wilders aimed at the American market is not due to be officially launched until May 1, but details gleaned from advance and review copies are already doing the rounds.
The book is entitled Marked for Death, Islam’s war against the West and me and according to Wilders’ own website “tells the story of Geert Wilders’ fight for the right to speak what he believes: namely that Islam is not just a religion but primarily a dangerous ideology which is a threat to Western freedoms.”
17 years after Oklahoma City bombing, right-wing extremism is still main domestic terror threat in US
“Fifty-six percent of domestic terrorist attacks and plots in the U.S. since 1995 have been perpetrated by right-wing extremists, as compared to 30 percent by ecoterrorists and 12 percent by Islamic extremists. Right-wing extremism has been responsible for the greatest number of terrorist incidents in the U.S. in 13 of the 17 years since the Oklahoma City bombing.”
Ken Sofer and Molly Bernstein analyse the statistics.
‘The only responsible vote in France next Sunday is one for Marine Le Pen’
“Her defence of French national identity in the country with Europe’s most numerous Muslim minority is credible, whereas Sarkozy’s betrays his increasingly impotent opportunism.”
Richard Waghorne advocates support for the French far right on the Mail‘s blog RightMinds, 20 April 2012
Here Waghorne merely echoes Le Pen’s own criticism of Sarkozy.
‘I’m not a racist’ says Dumfries & Galloway council candidate who wouldn’t want a Muslim moving in next door
A candidate in next month’s council elections has admitted to being a former member of the British National Party. Colin Wyper, who is standing as an independent in Dee ward, joined the organisation in the wake of the London terrorist bombings in July 2005.
But Mr Wyper says he was never an “active member” and did not renew his membership in 2006, admitting it was “a foolish thing to do”. He said: “I was a member, technically, for a year. I was sent some BNP propaganda but I very quickly found out what they said wasn’t true. I do not, hand on heart, see myself as a racist.”
Former EDL regional organiser among men arrested over online race-hate material
Two alleged far-right extremists from the North-East – including a former regional organiser of the English Defence League – have been arrested on suspicion of posting race-hate material online.
The men were among five suspects arrested by the North-East Counter Terrorism Unit in a series of raids across the UK yesterday.
Paul Duffy, 46, who was appointed regional organiser of the EDL in July 2010, was arrested in Elgin Avenue, Seaham, County Durham, on suspicion of public order offences.
Yesterday, neighbours said they were aware of a police presence at a semi-detached house in the street at about 7am, but did not wish to comment further. A woman living at the address which was searched told The Northern Echo: “It’s a private matter. I do not wish to discuss it.”
Meanwhile, Darren Yateley, 43, was arrested in Shrewsbury Drive, Backworth, North Tyneside, for the same offences and was later released on police bail.
Both are believed to be linked to the Infidels, a breakaway organisation from the EDL, whose Facebook page describes itself as an alliance of “right-wing nationalists, patriotic and loyalist groups from different parts of the UK”.
Police also made arrests in Merseyside, Barnsley and London. An 18-year-old man from Merseyside remained in custody last night, as well as a 21-year-old man from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and a 56-year-old man from Holloway, London. An address in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, was also searched.
Five members of EDL splinter group arrested for inciting racial hatred
Five men believed to be linked to the far-right English Defence League have been arrested on suspicion of stirring up racial hatred.
Police said that officers working with the North East Counter Terrorism Unit swooped to arrest the men, who are members of the North West Infidels – a splinter group of the EDL. The arrests are in connection to a series of alleged racist comments posted on social networking sites, including Facebook.
After news of the arrests spread, rumours surfaced online suggesting that John “Snowy” Shaw, who is thought to be the leader of the group and live in Knaresborough in North Yorkshire, was among those arrested as part of the operation. Police, however, denied he was one of the five detained today.
Officers confirmed that a 43-year-old man from Northumbria; a 46-year-old man from County Durham and an 18-year-old man from Merseyside were arrested, along with a 21-year-old man from Barnsley and a 56-year-old man from north London. All five were taken to local police stations to be interviewed.
A spokesman for the North East Counter Terrorism Unit added that officers took computers, laptops and mobile phones after searching the men’s addresses and others in Knaresborough and Leeds.
The two men from Northumbria and north London have been released on bail, pending further enquiries, a spokesman said. Those from County Durham, Merseyside and Barnsley remain in custody.
Roberta Moore claims Breivik trial is a ‘kangaroo court’, agrees that his murder of Labour Party youth was no different to killing Nazis
Giving evidence at his trial yesterday Anders Breivik “compared Norway’s Labour Party youth wing to the Hitler Youth and called their annual summer gathering an ‘indoctrination’ camp”.
This view of the attack on Utøya is shared by former EDL Jewish Division leader and friend of Stephen Lennon, Roberta Moore. Taking issue with a Facebook critic who argued that there is never a reason to kill innocent civilians, Moore responded: “They were NOT innocent.”